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12 People Bitten by Shikoku Dog in Japan’s Gunma Pref.; 5 People Taken to Hospital
ISESAKI, Gunma — Local police received an emergency call at about 4:10 p.m. Wednesday from a witness...
February 8, 2024
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Radioactive Water Leaked at TEPCO’s Fukushima No. 1 Plant; No Impact on Sea, or Area Outside Plant
Radioactive water has leaked outside a storage building for contaminated water at the Fukushima No. ...
February 8, 2024
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Japan Elderly Care Services Drawing Interest from Thailand, Other Asian Nations
Japan’s elderly care services are drawing interest from other Asian countries that also face rapidly...
February 8, 2024
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Sparks, Smoke from Turbine Building at Nuclear Power Plant in Tsuruga, Fukui Pref.; No Injuries, No Unusual Radiation At Monitoring Posts Reported
FUKUI — Tsuruga Power Station in Fukui Prefecture reported to the local fire department on 6:20 a.m....
February 8, 2024
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Union Seeks More Air Traffic Controllers
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The transport ministry’s labor union has demanded bigger allocations of air tra...
February 8, 2024
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Japanese Research Team Planning Pig Kidney Transplant into Human Fetus
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — A Japanese team is planning a clinical study to transplant a pig kidney into a ...
February 7, 2024
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International Orchid and Flower Show Begins in Tokyo, Continues Through Feb. 14; Princess Tsuguko Opens the Show
The Japan Grand Prix International Orchid and Flower Show 2024 opened on Wednesday at Tokyo Dome Cit...
February 7, 2024
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Bear Spotted near Residential Area in Japan’s Akita Pref.; ‘Never Heard of Bear Appearing This Time of Year’
AKITA — Police received a phone call report that a bear was found in a warehouse in the Goshonoyumot...
February 7, 2024
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Road Closures on All Metropolitan Expressway Routes Lifted in Tokyo, Neighboring Areas (UPDATE 1)
Road closes on all Metropolitan Expressway routes have been lifted on Wednesday afternoon following ...
February 7, 2024
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Over 10 Killer Whales Trapped Amid Drift Ice Off Coast of Hokkaido’s Shiretoko Peninsula
Local fishermen discovered a pod of killer whales trapped between drift ice about one kilometer off ...
February 6, 2024
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Shogi King Sota Fujii Makes Record Earnings from Winnings, Fees in 2023; 1st to Claim All 8 Shogi Titles in Year
Multi-titleholder Sota Fujii earned a record ¥186.34 million from shogi prize money and playing fees...
February 6, 2024
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Heavy Snowfall Passes Peak in Japan’s Kanto, Koshin Regions; 109 in Tokyo Taken to Hospitals in Snow-Related Injuries (Update 1)
Heavy snowfall in the Kanto and Koshinetsu regions passed its peak by early Tuesday and calmed in ma...
February 6, 2024
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Fukuoka Airport’s 2nd Runway to be Completed in September; Likely in Use at Japan’s Southwest Transport Hub by March 2025
Civil engineering work on the second runway at Fukuoka Airport in Fukuoka’s Hakata Ward will be most...
February 6, 2024
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Japan starts allowing Male Inmates to Use Beauty Items From Feb.; Hair and Skin Care Products No Longer ‘Just for Women’
The Justice Ministry began from this month to allow male inmates to purchase or receive as gifts bea...
February 6, 2024
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Snow Hits Tokyo; Yurikamome Transit Line Stranded Monday Night, Forcing 550 Passengers to Walk Along Tracks
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—A low-pressure system traveled east along the southern coast of Japan’s Honshu ma...
February 6, 2024
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